Mr. Mantooth has a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Northridge and a Master’s degree in School Business Administration from Pepperdine University.Mr. Mantooth holds a California Teaching Credential and a California Administrative Services Credential; has been a faculty member at Pepperdine University and the University of La Verne and is currently a part-time Faculty Lecturer at the California State University Channel Islands and Northridge campuses.Stan Mantooth is a California native and grew up in the Los Angeles area. Having learned to read at the young age of three, Mr. Mantooth remains an avid reader to this day. Mr. Mantooth is 58 years old, the father of three adult daughters and the doting grandfather of four year old Riley.“I am honored to serve as Ventura County’s Superintendent of Schools” said Mantooth. “As your County Superintendent, it is my responsibility to work with all school districts to provide the best learning environments for our children. We face enormous challenges in education and I am dedicated to working with parents, staff and students to ensure that we have safe schools, full accountability, increased parental involvement, sound fiscal management and a quality education for every student in Ventura County.”Stan Mantooth is endorsed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell along with many local educators, elected officials and community leaders including District Attorney Greg Totten and Supervisor Kathy Long.
Stan Mantooth declares candidacy for Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
October 30, 2009
Santa Paula News
At a public event to be held at 12:30 p.m., on Monday, November 2, 2009, at the Ventura County Government Center Courtyard, Mr. Stan Mantooth will declare his intention to seek election in his continued position as Ventura County Superintendent of Schools.
At a public event to be held at 12:30 p.m., on Monday, November 2, 2009, at the Ventura County Government Center Courtyard, Mr. Stan Mantooth will declare his intention to seek election in his continued position as Ventura County Superintendent of Schools. As the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Mantooth leads the Ventura County Office of Education which provides critical economy of scale support and mandatory oversight services to local school districts to help them meet the demands of today’s students and tomorrow’s world.Stan Mantooth was appointed Ventura County Superintendent of Schools effective September 1, 2008. He has over 34 years of practical and management experience in education. Beginning in 1996, and until his appointment as County Superintendent,Mr. Mantooth served as Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services with the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE). In this role he was instrumental in the expansion of Internet and wireless microwave services to all school districts in Ventura County, the funding and construction of the new 65,000 sq. ft. Conference and Educational Services Center, and most importantly, insuring the continuing fiscal health of all Ventura County School Districts.Ventura County District Attorney, Greg Totten, says, “Stan Mantooth is the voice of education for Ventura County, an exceptional leader, a true champion for every child in our schools, and has devoted his professional life to ensuring that no student is left behind.”“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Stan Mantooth over the years and have found him to be a person of exceptional integrity, and a leader who is dedicated to the goals of quality educational instruction as well as the social/emotional needs of our children and families in Ventura County” said Supervisor Kathy Long.As County Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Mantooth serves on a variety of local committees and commissions including First 5 Ventura County, the Workforce Investment Board, Ventura County P-16 Regional Council, Community Commission of Ventura County, the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, the Discovery Science Center, University Preparation School Board of Directors, and the Ventura County School Boards Association.
